this post was submitted on 08 Nov 2023
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Come on'n get your jamaharon on! There are no real rules—just don't break the weather control network.
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Space shuttles would typically orbit with their top side facing towards Earth. Probably because the bottom is completely covered with ceramic tiles.
Yeah, they’d also have the cargo doors open. All this was to radiate heat into space. Heat buildup and dissipation is a big problem in space as unlike on Earth there is no atmosphere to transfer heat to.
Or for the view.